6 Reasons to Consider Access Control for Your Business
If you’re a business owner, security is a top priority.
You not only have valuable information, technology and products to protect, but you are responsible for your employees’ safety.
Access control replaces traditional keys with electronic technology that authenticates an individual.
It prevents unauthorized individuals from entering a building or parts of a building.
Access control comes in many forms, including:
- Key codes
- Swipe cards
- Voice readers
- Fingerprint identifiers
The following are the benefits of access control.
1. Is More Secure Than Keys
A physical key can easily be copied or lost, possibly ending up in the wrong hands. For example, imagine if a disgruntled former employee copied or held onto a key?
They could get back into the building to destroy files, equipment or, worse, physically assault employees.
Access control allows an employer to deactivate an employee’s access to a building after they are gone. This means the former employee could not get in, even if they still had their swipe card.
With access control, employers don’t have to worry about changing locks and reissuing keys when an employee leaves.
They also don’t have to worry about employees copying keys and giving them to non-authorized individuals. This ensures only authorized individuals can access your business.
2. Is Customizable
Instead of a one-size fits all system, access control allows employers to create individual settings for each employee.
For example, rather than allowing all employees access to the server room, an employer may choose to limit access to IT personnel.
Or, an employer may decide to make an area containing hazardous materials off-limits to employees that don’t work in that area. This is helpful in reducing unnecessary traffic in certain areas of your business.
3. Provides a History
Wouldn’t it be great to know who is coming and going into your business? With access control, employers can pull records of the movement around their business.
Records indicate the date, time and access point. This is an invaluable tool for tracking staff movement, keeping time records and investigating instances of theft, vandalism or other workplace crime.
4. Provides External Safety
Access control is often used on doors, but it can be used in parking lots, garages or fenced areas.
This not only makes outside areas safer for employees (especially if they are leaving at night or early morning), but it reduces instances of loitering and non-authorized parking.
5. Is Centrally Controlled
With access control, employers can monitor movement from any computer, from any location.
Employers also have the ability to control access remotely, allowing them to let people into the building when they are not there.
This could be useful if a contractor needs to access the building after work hours. Instead of having to stay on-site, an employer can remotely open and close the doors to let him into the areas he needs to go.
6. Provides Intrusion Prevention
No location is off-limits for a criminal seeking to steal, damage property or commit acts of violence.
Prevent dangerous individuals from accessing your business’s assets by installing access control at your main entry points (front door, side doors, parking areas).
This will require verification before any unknown individual can enter the building.
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